Nba Finals Ratings Worst

And while lebron will be returning to the finals for an 8th straight time he.

Nba finals ratings worst. The highest rated and most watched nba finals series was the 1998 nba finals between the chicago bulls and utah jazz which averaged an 18 7 rating 33 share and 29 04 million viewers on nbc that series also featured the highest rated and most watched nba finals game as the sunday night. This could have been a time when the league and any other televised sports league enjoyed mammoth ra. Nba finals ratings plummet to 5 6m lowest on record.

The nba never plays a finals game on a friday night because viewership for fridays is terrible. Game 3 took place on sunday night going head to head with the nfl. First and foremost the nba bubble schedule directly conflicted with the schedules of other major sports leagues.

By joe concha 10 12 20 04 31 pm edt. The 2018 nba finals are set and it s a familiar one as the warriors and cavs will meet for the fourth straight year. However according to nielsen media research game 3 of the 2019 20 nba finals was the lowest rated and least watched finals game in history.

That explains the dip of 3. Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles. For the 2019 20 season the playoffs were originally set to start on april 18.

This is a list of television ratings for nba finals in the united states based on nielsen viewing data. The game 3 number set a new low since finals ratings were recorded in 1984 according to sports media watch. The 2020 nba finals have suffered their worst tv ratings since pretty much forever.

Nielsen media research reports that 5 6 million viewers tuned in to abc to watch the los angeles lakers top the miami heat to capture the nba title sunday night the lowest rated finals series on record.